hey look. it's a block. and i'm pushing it. it's a push block. microjig. maker of the grr-ripper work safer. work smarter. the cart itself is just a simple box. you could build it out of plywood if you like, but i'm going to use 3/4" pine boards.
one thing that's important with children'sprojects is to make sure all the boards are sandedover nice and smooth so there are no sharp edges. i want the two sides to extend beyond theends about a quarter inch. to make that a little easier to set up, i've cut a quarter inch piece of mdf. i'll use it as a spacer. and i'll secure it with a few nails.
i'm gluing these braces and the undersideof the cart. and fine-tune it with this 2" spacers. most of the building blocks are the same width so i'm going to rip those all at the sametime. i think i can save a little time if i easeover all of these sharp edges before i cut the blocks to their lengths. if you have a thin enough blade you can use your bandsaw to cut out
these arched pieces. i'm going to use my scrollsaw. this quarter inch thick panel will fit onthose braces. for even more variety, i'm making some of the blocks a half inch thick. if you don't have a planer, you could just make more of the 3/4" blocks. i'm going to use screws for the wheel axles and they're going to go right through thesetwo braces.
i need to mark where those go really carefully so that they're even. i'm marking a point a half inch up from thebottom and then aligned with the brace. with my drill press set at its slowest speed i've got a 3.5" hole saw to cut out the wheels. this quarter inch piece gets glued onto thebottom. colors! i'm going to put the wheels on now using
these rather large screws. i've got a fender washer that i'll put between the wheel and the cart. then i'm going to run the screw through thewheel and screw it in. i want to get it to where it's tight and thewheel won't spin, then just back it off a little. this is about a three foot piece of nylonrope and i'll just tie it in like that.
and i'll tie a knot of this side. i should point out also that spray paint is child safe once it's completely dry. i think this is a really good way to helpteach kids sorting techniques. i think there is a lot of different ways youcan sort the blocks inside of this cart. to make it a little bit easier for you, i have included one method for sorting themin the plans.
of course most kids will probably use thissorting method. okay, all cleaned up! i've you'd like to make your own cart andblocks check down in the description for a free setof plans. and i'd also like to thank randy sharp thisweek. last week on my mere minutes show i asked all of you for christmas gift buildingideas and especially toys. and he sent over his plans for this cart.
if you don't know anyone to build one of thesefor, you might consider making them for sale. the materials are really inexpensive and it would be really simple to just batchthem out. that's what randy does. he makes tons of these things and i think it would have a pretty high profitmargin. and since i don't have any toddlers in mylife, i'm auctioning off my cart and blocks set.
if you'd like to bid on it, check down in the description for a link to the ebay auction. and remember, 100% of your winning bid goes to the make-a-wish foundation. and i've got a quick programming note: i'm taking next week off for the thanksgivingholiday so i won't have a regular project video nextfriday. but, i am going to have a special announcementvideo
on friday. and i'm going to have another special announcement video on wednesday. so you'll want to keep an eye out for those. if this is your first time here to woodworking for mere mortals, welcome! i'd love for you to take just a moment tohit that subscribe button so that you won't miss avideo. thank you all so much for watching
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